After reading this poem a few times, I don't feel that Dickinson was talking about a conventional relationship and/or a role as a "wife"
My interpretation of the poem is that she is a woman that has desires. Desires that go beyond what may have been considered the norm for women. She wants to be free to express herself, whether it's in a relationship, having a fling, or just by herself. These desires can be physically, emotionally, or even sexually.
"Rowing in Eden! Ah! the sea! Might I but moor, To-night in thee!"
I think Eden implies the Garden of Eden, which is suppose to be a very beautiful place that is full of life and has everything that you need. Yet looking beyond the land to the sea she has a feeling there is something more out there for her.
This poem also seems to reflect a past memory of what she could have done differently or even perhaps what she yearns to have.
"Were I with thee, Wild nights should be, Our luxury!"
She wants to experience the luxury of something beyond her current reach. There seems to be an unknown place that she's searching for.
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The garden of Eden to most is a sacred place and majestical. She wanted to be free and dream of the romantic garden at her side with whom ever she wanted to. She paints a vivid picture for all of us to imaginate upon and endure.
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